Sir Walter Raleigh

Sir Walter Raleigh Was Truly The Renaissance Man Of Elizabethan England: Soldier And Diplomat Serving In The Wars Between Spain And England, Courtier And Captain Of The Queen's Guard In Elizabeth's Flamboyant Court, Explorer Of ANew World And Colonizer Of Virginia, Member Of Parliament And Devotee Of Science, Musician And Literary Patron, Historian And PoetADashing And Complex Figure, Often In Advance Of His Times And Rebellious Against Them, Raleigh Had The Misfortune Not Simply To Combine Brilliance And Versatility With Arrogance And Intolerance, But To Live Beyond The Expansiveness Of Elizabeth's Reign Into The Sober Times Of Her Successor, James StewartKnighted By The Queen, Raleigh Enjoyed Her Favor Until He Was Eclipsed By Robert Devereux, The Earl Of EssexThereafter His Fortunes Fell, And He Was Finally Imprisoned And Tried By James IOn Grounds Of TreasonThis Book, Conveying The Excitement And Flavor Of Raleigh And His Times, Offers ANew Judgment Of The Man, And Particularly Of The Famous Trial That Led To His Imprisonment In The Tower And To His Subsequent Execution For TreasonMrWallace Points Out That, Though The Charges Against Raleigh Were Questionable, The Trial Was Legally JustOn The Other Hand, The Law Itself, The Court Procedure, And The Behavior Of The Prosecutor, Sir Edward Coke, Were Essentially UnjustAfter Raleigh's Death, Jurists Rallied To His Defense, And Changes In Law And Procedure Were Finally InstitutedThe Trial Thus Has AHistoric Importance Not Only In Raleigh's Life But Also In English Legal History.originally Published In .the Princeton Legacy Library Uses The Latest Printondemand Technology To Again Make Available Previously Outofprint Books From The Distinguished Backlist Of Princeton University PressThese Editions Preserve The Original Texts Of These Important Books While Presenting Them In Durable Paperback And Hardcover EditionsThe Goal Of The Princeton Legacy Library Is To Vastly Increase Access To The Rich Scholarly Heritage Found In The Thousands Of Books Published By Princeton University Press Since Its Founding In .
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